Mining Incidents

Ace #64 Mine: 9 reportable incidents Coal

Controlled by Massey Energy Company
Brenton, Wyoming County, WV  ·  Abandoned and Sealed
MSHA Mine ID: 4604940

MSHA record for Ace #64 Mine (mine ID 4604940). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
9
Years on record
1983–1986
Latest incident
Dec 1986
Ownership history
  1. Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc 1975 to present
  2. Country Boy Coal Company Inc 1985 to 1986
  3. Osborne Brothers Construction Company Inc 1986 to 1986
  4. Black Horse Coal Mining & Sales Inc 1986 to 1987
  5. W C & H Coal Company Inc 1987 to 1988
  6. Mels Enterprises Inc 1988 to 1989
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Ace #64 Mine sits in Wyoming County, West Virginia, where the Census mining category is 11.2% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Wyoming County, West Virginia · Population 20,948
11.2%
Mining share of county employment
$48,038
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

9 on file

1986 · 3 incidents

December 17, 1986 WV · Coal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Black Horse Coal Mining & Sales Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS3OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A SCOOP WITH A CHAIN WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE FACE AND HEAD.

March 20, 1986 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Osborne Brothers Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A PIECE OF DRIL5 STEEL WAS LAYING OVER TOP OF CONTROLS AND ROLLED OFF ON THE CONTROLS ENGAGEING THE UP PRESSURE ON THE BOLTER HEAD CATCHING THE LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE TOP AND THE BOLTER HEAD M ASHING PART OF 7HE THUMB OFF OF THE LEFT HAND

1983 · 6 incidents

November 21, 1983 WV · Coal examiner, fire boss, pre-shift examiner, mine examiner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS MAKING FIREBOSS EXAMINATION OF BELT ENTRY. HE WAS CRAWLING OVER TO THE TRANSFORMER FOR #3 BELT HEAD. HE SET HIS KNEE DOWN ON A SHARP PIECE OF R OCK ON THE BOTTOM.

September 26, 1983 WV · Coal scoop car operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS A SCOOP OPERATOR. HE WAS LOADING A BOX OF RESIN INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET. TH TURNED TH THROW THE RESIN, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

July 11, 1983 WV · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON A BELT MOVE HE WAS PICKING UP BELT STRUCTURE AND THROWING IT TO THE SIDE, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOREARM

May 2, 1983 WV · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Robinson-Phillips Coal Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER HE WAS INSTALLING A BOLT INTO THE HOLE WHEN HE HIT THE ROTATION LEVER CAUSING THE BOLT TO COME AROUND AND STRIKE HIM IN THE LEFT WRIST